Yeah, I installed the updated driver too. It seems that the ones ATi sent to Microsoft were incomplete. While it doesn't fix my DVD problem, at least I can play OpenGL games! I tested it with Half-Life and it works great.
Sheesh, testing it with Half-Life, big mistake! Now I'm addicted...
*groan*
I usually have no problems with Microsoft products, but after installing Windows XP (using the "Upgrade" method), I've found that my ATi Rage Fury refuses to work in OpenGL mode, (Important for games like Quake and Half-Life) and refuses to play DVDs. All of this did work with ME, but...
By the way, just so everyone knows, it's always been possible to do a right from scratch install (i.e. formatted hard drive) of Windows 9x using an upgrade CD. All you need is a CD of an older version of Windows. The setup program will merely ask you to insert the old CD at some point as proof...